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CVE-2010-4398

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature, via a crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key, aka "Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published12/6/2010

Last Modified4/21/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows Kernel Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-28

Remediation Due Date2022-04-21

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_vistamicrosoft:windows_xp

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787CWE-787

References

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988(cve@mitre.org)

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/(cve@mitre.org)

http://secunia.com/advisories/42356(cve@mitre.org)

http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248(cve@mitre.org)

http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/7590788200402945(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529673(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45045(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025046(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0324(cve@mitre.org)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-011(cve@mitre.org)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12162(cve@mitre.org)

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/42356(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/7590788200402945(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529673(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45045(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025046(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0324(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-011(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12162(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-4398(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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